Lake Whatcom Reservoir Property Acquisition Program

Watershed protection is the first
and most basic step in a multi-barrier approach to insuring pure drinking
water. Our duty to provide clean water for 95,000 residents begins with
careful land management.

In 2001, the city began a program to purchase available land in the Lake
Whatcom Watershed, funded by
watershed fees. To date, the city has
purchased approximately 1787 acres at a cost of $28.5 million dollars.
The City has also protected on additional 164 acres of land through
conservation easements
or restrictive covenants.